Here are the posters for the upcoming events during kafeneon’s final week! I hope to see you all here! Starting WED 26th March 8pm and Thurday the 27th! FRIDAY!!!and THE FINAL SHOW saturday through monday with the CLOSING as you can see MONDAY the 31st 8:30! DONT MISS A MINUTE!

so here we are again.. another beautiful day in Athens at kafeneon.. slow in the afternoon.. as i just watched all that happens across the street at the court house.. the normal occurrences… some yelling.. some crying and of course scenes like this…now dont worry human rights watchdogs.. this is just family transport for some here! this nice lady came by to see what kafeneon is all about.. she couldnt stay for coffee cause she was off to work.. but hopefully she’ll come back by for a FREE cup of Greek Coffee! had some time today so i printed the signs for the final week and rearranged them on the window… WOW … A LOT GOING ON!This guy Antonakis came by to see what was up.. he heard about kafeneon through some friends and had even seen the blog…seems to be enjoying himself eh? Els cruised by to see the show and drop off some announcements for the show she curated called Selective Knowledge.. april 2- july 20.. GO SEE IT! here she is enjoying a conversation and an amazing cup of FREE Greek Coffee with Antonakis Olga came by to catch up and see the show… and of course some Greek Coffee youve maybe heard of the Minoan Snake Goddess from Crete.. now i present to you the Cretan Coffee Goddess! and finally Yiannis and Alexandros, two guys from around the way who have seen crowds and such in kafeneon decided to finally stop on by…they are musicians and after a great conversation and FREE Greek Coffee.. Alexandros mentioned he was inspired and will write a song about the place! I hope so! well thats it.. another great day at kafeneon.. Evas show is up only till 8pm today so if you havent had a chance.. COME ON BY..now off to do the dishes…

An early morning at kafeneon with Jennifer and Toby who came by around 9am to look at the space and discuss their performance/involvement on THE FINAL SHOW closing night on MARCH 31st 8:30pm… they also got the opportunity to see Eva’s show which is up today and tomorrow hours 12-8pm.. and of course.. they had to partake in the amazing FREE Greek Coffee… I had some great visitors today.. including this little fella.. who i named NEON… here he is asking “what is this place” “where are you from” Dafni also stopped by to collect documentation from the Beautiful Like an American show … Neon seems interested…didnt think it wise to give Neon coffee.. but he did enjoy an amazing FREE cookie This woman came in today to see the show… her name is Myrto she too is an artists…Dafni enjoying her FREE Greek coffee… and some conversation about art with Myrto…Then is so happened my wonderful cousin also named Myrto came in to see me and the show and for some amazing Greek Coffee with her man Tolga I learned through the two that even in Greece Greek Coffee was referred to as Turkish Coffee until they started calling it Greek Coffee due to the political situation in the region in 1974… interesting eh?? eh… whatever… lemme just drink my Greek Coffee…. This lovely woman with a lovely name Evalina came in today as well.. I had met her the first week of kafeneon.. almost crushing her hand with my firm MidWest American handshake.. she doesnt drink coffee.. She also came to the space the day before again mentioning she didnt drink coffee.. so I told her if she returned I would make her a cup of Greek Mountain Tea.. she mentioned she was from Volos.. interestingly enough.. the mountain tea i made her was also from Volos… The cake on the table was kindly provided by Dafni.. dellllicious… here we are discussing reading the future in the grounds of the Greek Coffee… Evalina was nice enough to let me take our picture together… she is a very kind lady… and she kindly donated some money towards the kafeneon “Month Book” …. and you should too!!!! (see the button on the right!) thanks for coming by everyone.. we are officially in the final week of kafeneon…

So here we are with documentation of Evas beautiful installation here at kafeneon.. the show is still up Monday and Tuesday 12-8.. so check it out!! This is the last week of kafeneon so keep tabs for the upcoming events… OK.. starting from the front room we see a skillfully installed series of correspondences (email, skype) and drawings which tell a story of an illusive relationship which sets the tone for the theme of the overall installation… heres how it looks in the evening… fannnntastic… turning around we see the title of the show written in lipstick (in Dutch) on the mirror – ik hou van je maar ik verdien je niet (i love you but I dont deserve you) and the bicycle (the mode transportation for this illusive affair) close up as we enter the second room we see a series of small vacation photos along side a suspended, ghostly lit object (which the artist tells me represents a bedroom) close up… another view of the second room with the suspension in the foreground…and vacation photos in the backgroundand another view of the vacation photos.. turning around…. in the third room we see a large print of Amsterdam courtesy of google earth, with borders marked in red tape that show the geographical evolution of the relationship… the map room… close up of the borders..coming back out into the space for one more look GREAT SHOW EVA!!! COME AND SEE IT SOON!.. and please donate (to the right) to the kafeneon “month book” which will chronicle the entire month of events at kafeneon…

A slow day here in kafeneon, but of course… its not how many people take advantage of the Free Greek Coffee but the type of interactions that take place.. Panathinaikos had a game so there were a ton of people peeking through the window… a few “whats this place” and “Where are you from” interactions but finally Petros came in. Petros lives bellow kafeneon. I have met him twice before by waking him up (and probably his whole family), once when installing the Beautiful Like an American show at 4:30 in the morning… and again.. deinstalling the show at 1:30 in the morning… lets just say we didnt quite meet on great terms. Well Petros decided to stop by and see Eva’s show. Letting bygone be bygones.. he took advantage of the Greek Coffee (although do to having only one tooth.. he passed on the cookie) and some conversation. I took a great picture of him.. but unfortunately deleted the pictures by accident when documenting Eva’s show.. So.. to keep true to my desire to chronical everyone who passes by.. I made a memory drawing of Petros this morning (pretty darn good likeness). Here it is…enjoy..  and as promised here is the little mention  in Athinorama about kafeneon…stay tuned for documentation of Evas show which I took last night.. coming soon! 

AHHH Show #2 Ik hou van je maar ik verdien je niet (i love you but i dont deserve you) a beautiful installation in the space including correspondences (mostly electronic..email, skype..etc) between two people about an elusive relationship which takes place in amsterdam… Autobiographical??? you make the call! I will be posting proper documentation of the whole installation soon STAY TUNED! After a rainy day a beautiful evening for the opening… and even with a few other events in Athens this night.. a really great crowd of interested supporters! Let take a look shall we?? Eva sure is excited to…the gathering crowd… a couple of firsts at todays opening… we were lucky enough to be visited by someone who smokes a pipe…and if that isnt enough.. a guy in a Sherlock Holmes hat…wouldve been great if it were the same person.. but hey.. cant have everything right? featured here in aforementioned hat “Caveman Joe”

Tereza shows us how to greet one another in Greece . SMOOCH!!here is Eva with part of her installation… and some folks investigating Evas map of Amsterdam Dionysis shows us why he is the God of Wine…who needs cork screws eh? And Nikos Tranos joins in the wine fun… outside merriment …and a lady from the neighborhood popped into see whats happening.. I cant help myself with this picture.. Stelios and Sifis looking fantastic… Folks enjoying a series of correspondences and drawings installed wonderfully.. WHATS UP NIKITAS! Long time kafeneon supporters Irini and Seb stopped by to see the show.. more of the wonderful people enjoying wonderful workuhh.. someone should tell Dimitris about the frog on his head before it gets out of control…too late…. FROGGGGGGGGGS!!!!!!!! Thinks its funny huh Nikos? Eva cant believe it either! Anna caught one.. wheeww glad thats over …OR IS IT!!! FROGGGGGGGGGS!!!!!!!! Eva tries a pagan dance to appease the frog infestation… Tereza says “Im going to Kiiiill youuu” then takes my camera..“youre gonna kill me?” a nice shot by Tereza noenafek (thats kafeneon for those paying attention) A picture of me and Nikos discussing the finer points of our facial hair Me wondering if i will ever to get as great of a ’stache curl as Nikos has FROGGGGSSSSS!!!!!! Eva cant believe it… quick little sucker aint it… a very theatrical night at Evas opening with Margarita, Yannis and myself a crazy bike picture with Eva…MY BACKKK! FROGGGGGSSS!!!!! “I cant believe your still doing the frogs joke” “Yeah… really.. enough with the Frogs already” Fine.. how bout Yiannis’ B-Boy moves then…. Eva thinks thats better….Intensely discussing art… … then coming to a happy agreement Well folks.. thats the opening.. Please check out Evas show.. hours are Saturday and Sunday 4-8 pm monday and tuesday 12-8pm…swing on by.. i mean.. how can you say no to this face…. and stay tuned for the final jam-packed week of kafeneon including lectures.. screenings.. more lectures.. and a fantastic video show closing on March 31st featuring performances.. and of course wine in really big jugs….FROGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Eva showed up on a rainy friday morning today to finish install.. a couple minor touches, a couple blow fuses and the show looks great.. here is Eva taking a couple shots of her work… i told her the rain would stop just before the opening.. and guess what.. it did!oh come on Eva.. dont be shy.. your about to open your show!!!Iris stopped by to take some photos of the wonderful textures and patterns that exist in the space.. she didnt drink coffee but i got her some juice…she informed me of a small little blurb about kafeneon in athinorama...they misspelled the web address but got my name right… ill post images of blurb when i scan it. this girl Eva popped in to see what the hubbub was all about.. we schooled her about the kafeneon.. she said she would come by sometime. and finally Yota from the Athens Voice showed up to enjoy a free cup of Greek Coffee and interview me about the space.. which is nice of her… dontcha think? Yota doing her journalistic thang… and id be silly not to get a group shot wouldnt i.. so here it is.. so thats the day… a little rain.. a minor electrical shock… and a bit of juice and coffee… almost time for Eva Michalaki’s opening.. IM SO EXCITED… Stay tuned… and if you would be so kind.. throw some cash my way for the kafeneon “Month Book” im going to publish chronicling the month at kafeneon (donation button to the right.)

Ill keep it brief.. today Eva came in early to start her installation for her show which opens FRIDAY MARCH 21st 8:30 dont miss it.. We had a fun day drilling..glueing..cleaning.. arranging.. hanging.. super fun.. here is eva.. either not wanting her picture taken.. or attempting a radical new Yoga move..you make the call! Here she is hanging part of her installation.. whats it about? well youll just have to come and see for yourself wont you?? yes.. you will.. I put up this little freaky installation after the lecture last night.. my found photo patron st of kafeneon in a hollowed out tv Hey Dimitris showed up! and they seem shocked to see me.. umm.. what the hell am i doing here??? What the hell are you doing here? Dimitris shows camera flash suicide BLAMMMM! and a portrait of the artist.. See you FRIDAY NIGHT.. the show runs until tuesday hours Sat and Sun 4-8 monday and tuesday 12-8 ..stay tuned for the amazing programming of the final week of kafeneon… Lectures.. screenings.. more lectures.. more screenings.. a video show.. and the FINAL CLOSING MARCH 31st featuring the video show and some new performances by local artists.. WOW.. also.. hey comeon.. donate to the vision of the kafeneon MONTH BOOK.. 5 euros is cheaper than a coffee in Syntagma..

This weeks lecture was amazing featuring a multimedia, performance installation live presentation by into the pill and an amazingly informative, intense and performative presentation about Sierra Leone by Anthea Zervos… so lets begin… with the gathering crowd who defied the odds of a general strike making Lecture #3 the largest lecture to date.. well done folks…all smiles as i introduce the nights lecturers..I SAID.. ALL SMILES EIRENE Thats better.. thanks Katerina SO… lights off.. and we begin.. with Yiannis behind the screen starting to juggle a soccer ball as Yiannis speaks over the microphone…in the space are two video projections.. one of an interchange in Greece and the other the fans of Panathinaikos carrying on.. an installation shot through the mirror.. showing the general setup and crowd… So.. Yiannis stops juggling the football (soccer ball just to clarify to those across the Atlantic).. and Yiannis comes out and starts writing graphs and statistics while Yiannis takes his turn on the microphone reading some Theory… as the lecture/performance/presentation carries on Yiannis and Yiannis take turns on the mic.. and alternate juggling the football and writing on the screen…here is Yiannis juggling behind the screen of growing statistics Yiannis again adding to the density of the screen…mirror install view… Hey there Jennifer… Another Yiannis… aka De Niro listening attentively.. “YOU TALKING TO ME?” and the attentive crowd…Thanos intensly listening so with the screen density arriving at a maximum.. and Yiannis juggling the ball.. i think he hit 100 without the ball touching the floor..the lecture ended.. Time for intermission.. the crowd appreciating the work of Into the Pill NICE WORK GUYS… Fellow Fulbrighter Tracy obviously inspired by the lecture… FANCYYYYYY WORK! Yiannis helping reset the kafeneon for Antheas lecture.. CANT WAIT… Without further ado .. Anthea Zervos shows that you dont need projectors.. microphones.. or theater lights to deliver a message… when you have theatricality and intense experiences…I am attaching links throughout this post, curtsey of Anthea for further information check them out.Anthea starts out explaining the trajectory in her life that led her to Freetown Sierra Leone…and jumps right into war crimes.. poverty.. and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which Anthea informs me that this link “also has links to other info on SL, as well as the full final Report. There is a chapter in the Report on the National Vision which I co-authored with one of my colleagues. ” The crowd all ears as Anthea delivers…. Anthea also talked about the Special Court For Sierra Leone and the talented and concerened citizens who shared their visions mostly through artistic means (due to massive illiteracy) people like the Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars who Anthea tells me “This is an amazing band that came together in the refugee camps in Guinea. An awesome documentary film was made about them. “ An amazingly honest and emotional lecture you can see the passion in Antheas face.. One more link for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia which Anthea also worked for. From what we learned Sierra Leone is an amazingly catastrophic place with its people wanting and begging for change.. one more of Anthea fielding great questions from the audience… Well thats it for this episode of kafeneon… I hope you all enjoyed it.. here i am with the fantastic participants… thanks to all for coming and remember to donate (to the right) towards the wonderful cause of the kafeneon “Month Book”.. and dont forget.. to check back often only 2 weeks left and tons of events including an opening for Eva Michalaki Friday the 21st of March at 8:30… PEACE…closing time… wheeewwwwww… tired….. 

SO… here we are again in kafeneon.. the into the pill crew showed up early to begin their installation for last nights lecture and of course were greeted by a fantastic and of course FREE cup of Greek Coffee… say hello boys.. Yiannis and Yiannis! the guys hard at work…an ingenious and quick projector mount solution.. take note folks!Yiannis and Yiannis excitably discussing speaker placement! a taste of more to come… Stay tuned for Lecture #3 Main Details and Hilarious Updates from Freetown. Also.. if you want.. please see the donation link to your right the donations go to the creation of the kafeneon “month book”.. a catalogue featuring the month at kafeneon … duhh..